Ya gotta love the timing of bad things;
1. As I was getting ready for work, doing my normal daily routine, I found a lump in my breast.
2. Worked 7 am to 9 pm today....got home almost at 10pm only to find that a hot water line had frozen and broke. Who knows how long my water ran but the hot water tank has not shut off since I came home; It doesn't have an off switch and I don't know which breaker is for the tank; I might try experimenting in a bit if it doesnt turn off soon.
fun stuff
Fighting the fight of debt...trying to work a farm alone...a deep desire to be self sufficient but don't know how to overcome myself
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
BAD TIMING
Well I came home late as usual last night and there was a horse in my front yard. I didn't even have the energy to figure out where it came from. I filled a bucket with rabbit food and led her/him out the front gate and shut the gate.
Fed animals and then went inside to find that I could smell propane!!!
The emergency line said to check the level on the tank...guess what? EMPTY! And as I type this the wind has just switched around from the north for our next winter blast. It is supposed to be 19 degrees tonight...with 4-6 inches of snow.
My bedroom has it's own heater though so I slept fine but now all I can do it hope that the provider will be able to fill my tank today.
UPDATE: yep it is officially icing now. pellets are hitting my window as I type
UPDATE 2: ok propane guy came to fill the tank and Bull tried to eat him. Anyway the heat is on at the tune of $566!
Fed animals and then went inside to find that I could smell propane!!!
The emergency line said to check the level on the tank...guess what? EMPTY! And as I type this the wind has just switched around from the north for our next winter blast. It is supposed to be 19 degrees tonight...with 4-6 inches of snow.
My bedroom has it's own heater though so I slept fine but now all I can do it hope that the provider will be able to fill my tank today.
UPDATE: yep it is officially icing now. pellets are hitting my window as I type
UPDATE 2: ok propane guy came to fill the tank and Bull tried to eat him. Anyway the heat is on at the tune of $566!
Monday, February 7, 2011
SO TIRED
66 HOUR WORK WEEK LAST WEEK AND THE FIRST DAY OF THIS WEEK I WORKED FROM 6:30 AM THROUGH 8:30 PM. I REALIZED I SAT AT MY DESK FROM 1:30 PM TO 8:30 PM AND NEVER GOT UP! YES I KNOW HOW VERY BAD THAT IS. ANYWAY I WANTED TO WARN YOU THAT POSTS WILL BE LIGHT THIS WEEK.
WHY DO I DO IT YOU ASK?
WELL LAST NIGHT AT 8PM A WOMAN BEGAN TO CRY WHEN I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD PAY FOR HER AND HER CHILDREN TO GO TO A HOTEL BECAUSE HER PIPES HAD FROZEN....THAT'S WHY.
WHY DO I DO IT YOU ASK?
WELL LAST NIGHT AT 8PM A WOMAN BEGAN TO CRY WHEN I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD PAY FOR HER AND HER CHILDREN TO GO TO A HOTEL BECAUSE HER PIPES HAD FROZEN....THAT'S WHY.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
12 INCHES IN TEXAS
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT SNOW
Yep it happened last night. Snow. I hear you guys...yea yea so? Well I know for the folks in the North East and the Missouri area the feeling for snow wore off about a month ago but there's just something about walking out of your house before daylight and seeing the whole world white.
Bull walked up to me with his tail gently waving back and forth...this is his waiting mode...is she in a good mood...is she going to work....does she have time to play?
I looked out over the field and so did he. I smiled...he growled. Then an eerie high pitched whine started out beyond the fence that developed into the howl of one lone coyote. He had reason to growl. This weather would make hunting hard and coyotes are very lazy.
We walked on to the rabbit pens. I filled all of the water bowls (switched to bowls since the bottles were freezing in an hour and a baby bunny got his little tiny tongue stuck to the frozen metal ball). Then I walked out to the chicken house were the two Lion Head rabbits were patiently waiting for their water.
If you have never owned a turkey or you have never sat on the ground during a spring turkey hunt, you probably don't know the sounds that a tom turkey makes. Deep in their guts they make a pop and thrum sound that is so deep you feel it in your bones. They don't always gobble...seems that they make this noise all night long as well as at the end of a gobble.
Bull growled and growled as I finished up watering. It's still snowing. He stood with his head pointed north at high alert, his hackles up, his tail stiff and straight up, protecting his family.....you could also feel his deep growl to your bones.
I would imagine that lone coyote felt it as well.
Bull walked up to me with his tail gently waving back and forth...this is his waiting mode...is she in a good mood...is she going to work....does she have time to play?
I looked out over the field and so did he. I smiled...he growled. Then an eerie high pitched whine started out beyond the fence that developed into the howl of one lone coyote. He had reason to growl. This weather would make hunting hard and coyotes are very lazy.
We walked on to the rabbit pens. I filled all of the water bowls (switched to bowls since the bottles were freezing in an hour and a baby bunny got his little tiny tongue stuck to the frozen metal ball). Then I walked out to the chicken house were the two Lion Head rabbits were patiently waiting for their water.
If you have never owned a turkey or you have never sat on the ground during a spring turkey hunt, you probably don't know the sounds that a tom turkey makes. Deep in their guts they make a pop and thrum sound that is so deep you feel it in your bones. They don't always gobble...seems that they make this noise all night long as well as at the end of a gobble.
Bull growled and growled as I finished up watering. It's still snowing. He stood with his head pointed north at high alert, his hackles up, his tail stiff and straight up, protecting his family.....you could also feel his deep growl to your bones.
I would imagine that lone coyote felt it as well.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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